Daily Republican., 1887-09-15

ioiessor oncrtii6Ee came IN st proper
intervals to lift the mind from solemn I
ponderings OF the past 20 onjoy the {
active lie Of the present.
Upon the stand we're seated amongst q
others, DIR. Swithin Chandler of this {
county, who presided; DIR. Ellwood Hsr.
vey OF Chester, Pa, who delivered the !
commemorative address; Joseph Fl. {
chandler Of Centrevills. Del Miss Kate
d. Ohaodler, Miss Imogene Chandler,
Gilbert Oope, the Renealogist, DR.. VIM.
Allen Chapdler Of Philadelphia, DR.. e.
u Shor:lidRe OF this city, Jacob Chan.
aler. Charles w Chandler, Alfred Mob
hit Chandler Of Philadelphia, George ].
Ohsndler, Joseph P. Chandler, Harry
Chandler, d. W. Chandler, Louisa
Anna Chandler, Samuel Ward Chsnd-
ler, Sallie W. Coates OF Kansas City,
fhebe w. Pennock Of PittsburR, aged
over 10 years, and her daughter, Saliie
w. Hart OF the same city. and the Rev.
Watson Hope Chandler Of Plymouth,
The hour having arrived for the com.
ntncement OF the exercises, and the
band having played "Ye Oidsn Times"
DR.. within Chandler, President Of the
Chandler Association, introduced the
Rev. Watfon Il. Chandler, of Ply
mouth. Illinois, who delivered an up.
propriate prayer and invoked the d.
vine blessing upon the family and upon
the proceedings of the day. DIR. Chan
dler then proceeded to deliver his ad-
dress Of welcome, reeretting that for
the first time In his life he WAS required |
TO conform TO the rule OF reading from |
man uscript. The following 10 DIR. Chan.
dler's address:
Uncles, Auuts, Cousins, Eriendr, all
lin the name of the Association of the
DESCENDANTS Of George and jane Chan
dler / salute you.
Two hundred years ago George and
Jane Chandler. with their teven chill
dreD, left their home in Wiltshire, Eng.
property TO aeek q homo In America.
The husband dying at sea, the widow
with her seven children landed on the
western side Of the Delaware river, at
or near where Philadelphis now eta nds.
). Within . few months after her ar
rival we hnd her the Cwner OF real
estate In Chichester Township, at this
time In Delaware County.
|, An extended history of the family
and some reasons for their leaving sbeir
fatherland will be given by speakers
who are to follow me.
We fnd by reading the history Of the
family thAt some OF the grand and
great grandchildren of these wand erers
! from their native land have initiated
! the grandparents by leaving the old
! homestead 10 fpd . new home In other
. portions Of this great land, which was
' 70 them at that time but little known.
. Coming from On agricultural district
\ in England, they seemed inclined to
. cultivate the soil; and many Of them
4 have been piop eers In Western States.
clearing the ground aud building homes
a for themselves and families.
a Hence we fnd them in many OF the
y States of this Union We find them In
!. almost all stations of life, making them.
q selves useful to their fellow. men and
! trying to improve that portion of the
;. country where God In His Providenc OF
! had placed them. Luring the last two
centuries tholsa Nis 0f the des csndalt,
|, of these elnis ran % have i,a-. eueir aay
d Of usefulness In whAtsvsr position they
q may have been placed and have passed
4 to brighter home beyond the grave Il
!. meet loved ones who have gone before
n o reunion never to be broken. And you
d the living represen tatives of George an6
: Jane Chandler, after the lapse of many
q years have come up here, some from thu
:. pulpit, the attorney and ply sictan frcn
m hA6 OhuOCy thu LuoCAdulC ituA LIE buOP
d the n ,iler from his mill, the manufac
If turer from his machinery, the edi.o
d from his sanctum, the teacher from hi
i: sckoo', the author from his manuscript
!, the banker from his desk, but the ma
,d jority Of you from one of the no5lest o
=. callings, one Of the most important de
,e partnents OF industry, the agricultur
u LIST. the tiller and cultivstor Of tn
ii ground.
Ia vocations In life.
" Some Of you have passed your mile
= stone of three score years and ten, VIII
IA with your children and your children
children are here to commemorate tn
ID landing Of our ancestors in this countr
es In 1857.
Ie Here you are, and when look int
,e your sympathetic and friendly face
IN and then away back through six o
,e seven generations to the widow and be
N children at their new homo in Ohichet
m ter, think all of you will join Ine Il
Nd thanking the God OF Abraham, the Co
NJ OF Isaac, the God of Jacob, our God, 70
,d having permitted our great grand
q. parents and their desce ndsn:s TO live Il
and hght the battles Of life in this gres
N good land of ours, which we all love t
as honor, and where we are all permitte
ic to worship them without fear, ther
being none to modest or make Us afraid
r. I need hardly say to you that our ances
ID tors belonged to the Society OF Friends
,e commonly called Quakers, and so far
"a can learn their descendants for sev
M eral generations followed in the foot
"A steps Of the parents, and many hav
,e continued in the same up to the presen
"a time In America at the time our an
Friends at their yearly met ting adopte,
rule di.owning mem bers, and refus
~ Ing mem mbership to all perso. D "dany
., ing the divinity of our Lord AMI
~ ~ Saviour Jesus Christ. the immediat
Is Io revelation OF the Holy Spirit, or the au
a "a thentioity Of the Holy Scriptures" Ant
~ we find that the Friends In England Il
~ 1894 adopted o rule similar 10 this one
% 1t might not be amiss to state tn
~ doctrine Of the Friends to chow thei
se orthodoxy: "They believe In one God
"A the Ore Ator. upholder OF ell things, AM
y. in His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, b,
~ whom are all things, and in the Hol.
:, Spirit, which prooeedeth from tn
% Father and the Son, one God bleeset
W 20 forever" As q society they were, ant
~ are, opposed to the unnecessary use O
40 Intoxicating drinks, to all games o
40 chance, music, dancing, horse races ant
=, all pernicious practices.
~ Our kindred who were brought up Il
as S an stmot phere as pure as this were pre-
- ~ pared to make the very best OF citizens
~ as we believe they were, many beini
y called to fiil positions OF honor and re-
~ y. sponsibility among their fellow coun
=. trymen. Plain In dress and langusg
40 In full accord and firm believers In tn
u doctrines of their society their infius nc
u has been seen and felt for generation
q past. Whittier says in speaking Of tn
+ Penny lvanis Quasere: The power o
y, ~ their testimony for truth and holiness
~ peace and freedom, has been felt through
III twn cauturiaa in avery step of human